1989 Nürburgring


20 August 1989 - Nürburgring (D): Round 5, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
106 laps of a 2.833 mile/4.542 km circuit - 299.161 miles/481.452 kms were completed.
Weather: hot, dry



 

Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 61 Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Jochen Mass (D)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 05 Team Sauber Mercedes 106 2:47:14,599  1. C1 2. 1:24,054 
2. 62 Mauro Baldi (I)
Kenny Acheson (GB)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 02 Team Sauber Mercedes 106 2:47:16,677  2. C1 1. 1:23,125 
3. 10 George Fouché (ZA)
Giovanni Lavaggi (I)
Porsche 962CK6 CK6/02 Porsche Kremer Racing 104   3. C1 10. 1:28,050 
4. 6 Walter Brun (CH)
Jésus Pareja (E)
Porsche 962C 150 Repsol Brun Motorsport 104   4. C1 13. 1:28,460 
5. 2 John Nielsen (DK)
Andy Wallace (GB)
Jaguar XJR-11 289 Silk Cut Jaguar 104   5. C1 9. 1:27,419 
6. 16 Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Franz Konrad (A)
Uwe Schaefer (D)*
Porsche 962C 006BM Repsol Brun Motorsport 104   6. C1 8. 1:26,810 
7. 37 Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Geoff Lees (GB)
Toyota 89C-V 08 Toyota Team Tom's 104   7. C1 6. 1:26,322 
8. 18 Brian Redman (GB)
David Leslie (GB)
Aston Martin AMR1 04 Aston Martin 103   8. C1 21. 1:31,107 
9. 13 Pascal Fabre (F)
Hervé Regout (B)
Cougar C22S Porsche 03 Courage Competition 103   9. C1 12. 1:28,453 
10. 1 Jan Lammers (NL)
Patrick Tambay (F)
Jaguar XJR-11 189 Silk Cut Jaguar 103   10. C1 3. 1:25,237 
11. 15 Steven Andskar (S)
Bertrand Gachot (B)
Porsche 962C GTi 201 Richard Lloyd Racing 102   11. C1 7. 1:26,803 
12. 5 Harald Huysman (B)
Uwe Schäfer (D)
Porsche 962C 003BM Repsol Brun Motorsport 102   12. C1 14. 1:28,522 
13. 201 David Kennedy (IRL)
Pierre Dieudonné (B)
Mazda 767B 001 Mazdaspeed 101   1. GTP 23. 1:31,933 
14. 34 Jacques Alméras (F)
Jean-Marie Alméras (F)
Porsche 962C 110 Porsche Alméras Montpellier 101   13. C1 25. 1:32,798 
15. 14 Derek Bell (GB)
Tiff Needell (GB)
Porsche 962C GTi 200 Richard Lloyd Racing 100   14. C1 11. 1:28,177 
16. 72 Jürgen Lässig (D)
Pierre Yver (F)
Porsche 962C 130 Obermaier Primagaz 100   15. C1 22. 1:31,859 
17. 171 Robbie Stirling (CDN)
James Shead (GB)
Spice SE88C Ford 003 Team Mako 99   1. C2 24. 1:32,361 
18. 111 Richard Piper (GB)
Olindo Iacobelli (USA)
Spice SE88C Ford 001 PC Automotive 99   2. C2 26. 1:33,054 
19. 103 Bernard Thuner (CH)
Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Spice SE88C Ford 002 France Prototeam 98   3. C2 28. 1:33,973 
20. 8 Jean-Louis Ricci (F)
Henri Pescarolo (F)
Porsche 962C 004 Joest Racing 94   16. C1 17. 1:29,624 
21. 102 Luigi Taverna (I)
John Williams (GB)
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Enginnering 83   4. C2 31. 1:35,604 
NC 29 Bruno Giacomelli (I)
Massimo Monti (I)
Franco Scapini (I)*
Lancia LC2/89 008 Mussato Action Car 55     C1 20. 1:31,031 
DNF 7 Bob Wollek (F)
Frank Jelinski (D)
Porsche 962C 011 Joest Racing 105 Out of fuel   C1 5. 1:26,272 
DNF 23 Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB)
Julian Bailey (GB)
Nissan R89C 04 Nissan Motorsports International 103 Out of fuel   C1 4. 1:26,087 
DNF 108 Philippe de Henning (F)
Dudley Wood (GB)
Spice SE87C Ford 003 Roy Baker Racing (GP Motorsport) 94 Out of fuel   C2 30. 1:34,526 
DNF 21 Eliseo Salazar (RCH)
Tim Harvey (GB)
Ray Bellm (GB)*
Spice SE89C Ford 004 Spice Engineering 76 Engine   C1 15. 1:28,760 
DNF 17 Jochen Dauer (D)
Will Hoy (GB)
Porsche 962C 141 Dauer Racing 74 Engine   C1 18. 1:29,940 
DNF 40 Antoine Salamin (CH)
Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)
Porsche 962C 131 Swiss Team Salamin 67 Engine   C1 27. 1:33,487 
DNF 101 Fermin Velez (E)
Nick Adams (GB)
Spice SE89C Ford 006 Chamberlain Enginnering 55 Electrics   C2 19. 1:30,110 
DNF 107 John Sheldon (GB)
Stephen Hynes (USA)
Jari Nurminen (SF)*
Tiga GC289 Ford 372 Tiga Race Team 48 Drive shaft   C2 32. 1:35,661 
DNF 178 Gérard Tremblay (F)
Jean-Claude Justice (F)
Tiga GC289 Ford 373 Didier Bonnet 35 Gearbox   C2 36. 1:42,064 
DNF 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)
Heinz-Jürgen Dahmen (D)^
Porsche 962C 009/88D Team Davey 29 Engine   C1 29. 1:34,346 
DNF 106 Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Pasquale Barberio (I)
Tiga GC288/9 Ford 365 Porto Kaleo Team 28 Accident damage   C2 33. 1:35,678 
DNF 22 Thorkild Thyrring (DK)
Wayne Taylor (ZA)^
Spice SE89C Ford 003 Spice Engineering 24 Ignition   C1 16. 1:28,969 
DNF 151 Pierre-Alain Lombardi (CH)
Bruno Sotty (F)^
Spice SE86C Ford 001 Pierre-Alain Lombardi 24 Engine   C2 34. 1:36,325 
DNF 177 Marc Fontan (F)
Alain Serpaggi (F)^
ALD C289 Ford 1 Louis Descartes 1 Engine   C2 35. 1:41,829 
DNS 1T John Nielsen (DK)
Andy Wallace (GB)
Jaguar XJR-9 588 Silk Cut Jaguar   Spare car   C1   1:28,795 
DNS 7T Bob Wollek (F)
Frank Jelinski (D)
Porsche 962C 145 Joest Racing   Spare car   C1   no time
DNS 13T Pascal Fabre (F)
Hervé Regout (B)
Cougar C22S Porsche 02 Courage Competition   Spare car   C1   1:34,192 
DNS 18T Brian Redman (GB)
David Leslie (GB)
Aston Martin AMR1 03 Aston Martin   Spare car   C1   1:33,423 
DNS 23T Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB)
Julian Bailey (GB)
Nissan R89C 01 Nissan Motorsports International   Spare car   C1   1:30,926 
DNP 26 Jean Messaoudi (F)
Pierre-François Rousselot (F)
Spice SE89C Ford 002 France Prototeam (Graff Racing)   Scrutineered only   C1    
DNP 62T   Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 04 Team Sauber Mercedes   Spare car   C1    
DNA 105   Tiga GC288 Ford 366 Porto Kaleo Team       C2    

 
Winning Time: 2h47m14.599, 107.327 mph/172.725 kph
Fastest Lap: Jean-Louis Schlesser #62 (Sauber-Mercedes C9-88), 1m29.281, 113.800 mph/183.143 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)


Last Updated on 31/12/03
By Darren Galpin
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